Passengers who will not be able to fly this year will be able to bring home the in-flight experience with food, snacks, clothing and full bar carriages picked up from 747 flights.
Here’s rom food for designer clothes, a bunch of things the airline sells for finishing.
In-flight food
This week, it was announced that Finnish grocery stores will begin selling business-class in-flight food. A Nordic-Japanese main course options such as “Finnish reindeer, beef, teriyaki-radish sauce,” smoked fish, mushroom risotto and carrots fried with blue cheese mousse start at $ 6 to $ 12, a Finner spokesman said. For each dish.
The dishes change every two weeks, and the airline only sells food through K-Citymarket stores in Finland – starting at a place in Vantaa on Thursday. It has not been decided whether the other places of the grocers will take the food. The airline says this is a way to support Finner employees in the face of corona virus outbreaks.
“This is a new business opening for us, and we are hiring our chefs,” said Marica Nieminen, vice president of Finner Kitchen, in a news release. “With so many employees in the kitchen being laid off, we can create new jobs and jobs for our people.”
Food experiences
Thai Airways is also targeting missing passengers on board. The airline recently opened a diner inside its Bangkok headquarters, offering airplane seats and cabin-themed decorations. The company, which filed for bankruptcy in May, offers “Taste of Travel” food prepared by in-flight catering teams, and the menus showcase its international chefs.
Options include grilled eel, ginger beef with a Japanese chef’s chowder, braised noodles with Chinese chef’s shrimp, lamb chops, tandoori chicken, and grilled kebabs by French, Indian and Middle Eastern cooks, respectively. The airline said in a statement on its website in September that the food it has been distributing since July has been successful. A new “special meal” was added this month that will continue to operate from Wednesday to Sunday.
Singapore Air recently announced that Discover Your Singapore Airlines will offer in-flight dining food and experience to locals. This includes redesigning an Airbus A380 into a runway restaurant serving in-flight food, as well as allowing customers to purchase first and business class food packages to enjoy at home. “These events are intended for customers who want to enjoy the world-famous in-flight dining experience in the comfort of their own home,” the airline said in a statement.
Stored bar carts and branded accessories
Qantas Airways recently sold more than 1,000 bartenders for over $ 1,200, throwing away their favorite business-class pajama sets and first-class blankets to attract their loyal flyer base in Australia. Within hours the airline sold out of the galleys, with a statement saying “half the carriages” of champagne, Australian red and white wine from Tim Toms, PJs, and the exclusive-to-Qantas first-class Sheridan throw. “
These pre-favorite vehicles have served Qantas and our customers extensively on world trips from London and Los Angeles to Singapore and Santiago, with an average of 2,000 flights each, ”said Phil Caps, Qantas’ Product and Service Executive Manager. “Although we have no use for them now, they are still alive, especially for those who value aviation collections and have an eye for design.”
Following the success of the sold out bartenders, Qantas launched a leisure sale designed by Australian fashion designer Martin Grant. The collection ranges from 128 to € 362 “cashmere sweaters, a hoodie, sweatshirts, t-shirts and a beach tote”. Items are available online through the Qantas Rewards Store, and can be purchased with points or cash.
Trademark airline snacks
Tim Toms sells not only wine and in-flight snacks; Airline food suppliers are looking for new ways to reach more customers. GNS Foods, United’s first class nut supplier, sells its fancy mixed nuts online due to pandemic. The Texas-based company delivered first-class premium nut mixes to United until March, when the airline removed food from all flights to reduce contact between flight crew and passengers.
“We have not only bag mixes, but also raw ingredients and component contracts left from suppliers,” GNS owner Kim Mayil said in a news release. So she set up a way for people to shop online. Elite Status Nuts, Whole Cashew and Almond Blend, First Class Nut Mix, Cashew, Almond, Pecan and Pistachio Pouch Starting at around $ 24 per two pound bag, they are shipped free in the US
Earlier this year, JetBlue offloaded cheese and cracker trays for purchase through Imperfect Foods, a national U.S. grocery distribution company. Imperfect Foods chief executive Philip Benn told the Post in May that the company had sold $ 16,000 in $ 2.99 snack packs. JetBlue no longer buys food on US routes to reduce physical contact between flight crews and passengers.
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